Its refreshing to see that quite a fewindependent filmshave made it big-time and turned into memorable blockbusters.
Your favorite movie may be on this list.
The film had such a low budget thatJennifer Garnertook a pay cut to keep the costs down.
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The movie earned four Oscar nominations and two wins after hitting the screen in 2006.
Even more impressive, the movie’s widest release only reached 1,602 theaters.
To this day, the film remains a fan favorite among audiences.
Thelong-awaited horrormovie managed to rake in $257.5 million.
Naturally, it helped that the film was a spin-off of the already successfulConjuringfranchise.
A prequel was released in 2017 after the popularity ofAnnabellecalledAnnabelle: Creation.
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This long run allowed the film to bring in the big bucks.
A$5 million budget turned into $368.7 million worldwide($241.4 million domestic).
After 20 long weeks in theaters,My Big Fat Greek Weddingreached the No.
2 spot and spent 17 consecutive weeks in the Top 10.
Since the films 1976 release, the franchise has hauled in amind-boggling $1.9 billion.
It dominated the box office,making $103.9 million worldwide on a $1.2 million budget.
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Wan would go on to be the mastermind behindThe Conjuringfranchise, which has also been a money machine.
All eight of theSawfilms have added up to a total of $1.1 billion.
Moonlight
Director: Barry Jenkins
Moonlightwas a pivotal film for its portrayal of Black and queer culture.
It discusses his struggles with his sexuality and identity while also exploring the emotional abuse he endured growing up.
The slasher film that was only made for $550,000 ended up capturing audiences andgrossed $59.7 million worldwide.
The 1979 action film set in future Australia tells a tale of societal collapse, murder, and revenge.
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Friday the 13th is a horror-slasher film by director Sean S. Cunningham and follows a group of camp counselors who are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer known to be the site of a child’s drowning and a grisly double murder. The film began a decades-long franchise that would eventually lead to the creation of Jason Voorhees, one of the most popular horror icons of all time.
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